{"id":37506,"date":"2026-04-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/?p=37506"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T01:01:42","slug":"ant-design-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/ant-design-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ant Design (AntD) Guide: Components, Benefits &amp; How to Prototype (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ant-Design-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Ant Design\" class=\"wp-image-37507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ant-Design-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ant-Design-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ant-Design-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ant-Design.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design is a popular design system for developing enterprise products. The comprehensive component library has everything product teams need to solve most modern B2B design problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ant Design is a collection of high-quality UI components that cover a wide range of use cases, including buttons, forms, navigation menus, data tables, modals, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ant Design is known for its adherence to design principles and guidelines that promote consistency and usability. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It follows the principles of the &#8220;Ant Design Language,&#8221; which emphasizes clarity, efficiency, and simplicity in design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ant Design has a strong and active community of designers and developers, which contributes to its ongoing development and support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With UXPin Merge, design teams can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/integrate-with-ant-design-npm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">import Ant Design UI components to build fully functioning prototypes<\/a>. This article outlines the benefits of working with Ant Design, its vast component library, and how to build Ant Design prototypes that look and feel like the final product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a single source of truth between design and development with UXPin Merge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit our Merge page<\/a> for more details and how to gain access to this advanced prototyping technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"discover-merge\">\n    <div class=\"discover-merge__container\">\n        <div class=\"discover-merge__left\">\n            <p class=\"discover-merge__heading\">Reach a new level of prototyping<\/p>\n            <p class=\"discover-merge__text\">Design with interactive components coming from your team&#8217;s design system.<\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                <button class=\"discover-merge__button\">Discover UXPin Merge<\/button>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/themes\/uxpin-juggernaut\/img\/cta-banner-merge.png\" class=\"discover-merge__image\" alt=\"\">\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<style>\n.discover-merge {\n    margin: 40px 8px;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__container {\n    display: flex;\n    max-width: 690px;\n    height: 200px;\n    padding: 20px;\n    padding-left: 24px;\n    border-radius: 4px;\n    background-color: black;\n    box-shadow: 10px 10px #9999ff;\n    align-items: center;\n    justify-content: space-between;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__left {\n    width: 50%;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__left p {\n    margin: 10px 0px !important;\n    color: white !important;\n    font-size: 18px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__heading {\n    font-weight: bold !important;\n    color: white !important;\n    font-size: 18px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__text {\n    margin: 0 !important;\n    line-height: 22px !important;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__button {\n    width: 174px;\n    height: 44px;\n    margin: 10px 0px;\n    border: none;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    background: white;\n    color: black;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    text-align: center;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__button:hover {\n    cursor: pointer;\n}\n\n.discover-merge__image {\n    max-width: 320px !important;\n    height: 200px;\n    margin-right: -19px;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 760px) {\n    .discover-merge__container {\n        height: auto;\n        margin: 10px;\n        align-items: left;\n    }\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 500px) {\n    .discover-merge__container {\n        flex-direction: column;\n    }\n\n    .discover-merge__left {\n        width: 100%;\n        align-items: normal;\n    }\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-ant-design-antd\">What is Ant Design (AntD)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/top-react-component-libraries\/#h-4-ant-design-antd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open-source design system<\/a> developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antgroup.com\/en\/about\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ant Group<\/a>\u2013parent company of Alibaba, Alipay, Huabei, and MYbank, to name a few. The component library supports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/vue-react-angular-framework-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">React, Vue, and Angular front-end frameworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design includes layouts, iconography, typography, navigation, data entry\/forms, data visualizations, and more. Design tokens allow organizations to <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/react\/customize-theme#header\">customize the component library<\/a> to meet your product requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-ant-design-benefits\">Key Ant Design Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary reasons product developers choose Ant Design is its <strong>comprehensive component library and features<\/strong>. You can find just about every type of UI pattern, including data visualizations, making it an excellent choice for enterprise products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/design-prototyping-collaboration-interaction.png\" alt=\"design prototyping collaboration interaction\" class=\"wp-image-35209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/design-prototyping-collaboration-interaction.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/design-prototyping-collaboration-interaction-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some Ant Design benefits we&#8217;ve learned from software developers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Well maintained:<\/strong> Ant Design&#8217;s team continually works to improve the design system with frequent updates. Engineers also report finding little or no bugs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/components\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Comprehensive library<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Ant Design has a component, pattern, or icon to solve every design problem. Additionally, each element has multiple versions to accommodate any scenario.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Native library:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.ant.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ant Design Mobile<\/a> offers an extensive library for building native cross-platform applications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animation library: <a href=\"https:\/\/motion.ant.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ant Motion<\/a> provides animations for common patterns and microinteractions to complement its native and web component libraries.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Third-party libraries:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/react\/recommendation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ant Design&#8217;s third-party React libraries<\/a> include data visualizations, infinite scroll, maps, media queries, and others that increase the design system&#8217;s capabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/react\/i18n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Internationalization-ready<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> Ant Design&#8217;s internationalization feature supports languages from around the world with the option for developers to add more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forms:<\/strong> an <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/components\/form\/#header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">extensive form library<\/a> with excellent form handling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scaffold.ant.design\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Scaffolds<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong> 100+ template projects for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/dashboard-vs-data-report-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dashboards, reports<\/a>, tables, admin UIs, chat, logins, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/4x.ant.design\/docs\/react\/use-in-typescript\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Typescript compatible<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-material-design-vs-ant-design\">Material Design vs. Ant Design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/an-introduction-to-interactions-with-material-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Material Design<\/a> and Ant Design present more similarities than differences. Both offer comprehensive design systems for building cross-platform applications with excellent documentation and large global communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-theming\">Theming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Material Design and Ant Design use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/what-are-design-tokens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">design tokens<\/a> for theming, making it easy for developers to customize UI components and patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-accessibility\">Accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Accessibility is one of the most significant differences between the two design systems. Material Design has <a href=\"https:\/\/m3.material.io\/foundations\/accessible-design\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">accessibility &#8220;baked-in&#8221;<\/a> to every component with principles and best practices, whereas Ant Design leaves this to developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tech-stack-compatibility\">Tech stack compatibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Material Design is the best option for developing cross-platform <a href=\"https:\/\/m3.material.io\/develop\/flutter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Flutter applications<\/a>. Developers can call components with a few lines of code and build user interfaces effortlessly. Material Design is also available for React apps through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/what-is-mui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MUI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design accommodates React, Vue, and Angular frameworks, making the design system accessible to more software developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ant-design-vs-bootstrap\">Ant Design vs. Bootstrap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bootstrap is one of the oldest front-end CSS frameworks for building responsive websites and web applications. Many engineers use Bootstrap for prototyping because they can leverage the framework&#8217;s CSS and Javascript libraries to develop websites and web applications with little effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like Ant Design, Bootstrap supports React, Vue, and Angular. The biggest difference between these two is that Bootstrap is a framework, whereas Ant Design is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/create-design-system-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">design system<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bootstrap is a better option for prototyping and building websites, whereas Ant Design offers more features for building web and native cross-platform applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-can-you-build-with-ant-design\">What Can You Build With Ant Design?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design&#8217;s vast library of components, patterns, templates, and icons makes it possible to develop B2B and B2C digital products. The design system&#8217;s form and data visualization patterns make it a popular choice for enterprise applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here are some enterprise companies that use Ant Design:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuque.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Yuque<\/strong><\/a>: knowledge management platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alibaba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Alibaba<\/strong><\/a>: the world&#8217;s largest online marketplace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baidu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Baidu<\/strong><\/a>: the Chinese Google equivalent and one of the world&#8217;s largest AI and Internet companies with multiple products running Ant Design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fielda.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Fielda<\/strong><\/a>: a mobile data collection application for field research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moment.team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Moment<\/strong><\/a>: project management software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/videsk.io\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Videsk<\/strong><\/a>: video-based customer service platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/solvvy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Solvvy<\/strong><\/a>: chatbot software from Zoom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/antfinancial.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Ant Financial<\/strong><\/a>: One of China&#8217;s leading FinTech organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ant-design-s-design-language\">Ant Design&#8217;s Design Language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components.png\" alt=\"design system atomic library components\" class=\"wp-image-35010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components.png 750w, https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/design-system-atomic-library-components-700x280.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-design-language\">1. Design Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/spec\/values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Design Values<\/a> include principles and patterns for solving many usability problems. The design system has four values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natural<\/strong>: products and user interfaces must be intuitive to minimize cognitive load.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Certain<\/strong>: designers must use components and patterns consistently to enhance collaboration and deliver consistent user experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meaningful<\/strong>: products must have clear goals and provide immediate feedback to each action to help users. Designers must create experiences that enable users to focus on tasks without distraction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Growing<\/strong>: designers must consider the human-computer interaction symbiosis and design for scalability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-motion-principles\">2. Motion Principles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design has three <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/spec\/motion#Principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Motion Principles<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natural<\/strong>: designers must base motion on the laws of nature with smooth and intuitive animations and transitions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Performant<\/strong>: animations must have low transition times and not impact a product&#8217;s performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Concise<\/strong>: designers must create justified, meaningful interactions while avoiding excessive animations that don&#8217;t add value to the user experience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-global-styles\">3. Global Styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Styles section of Ant Design&#8217;s docs includes color, layout, font, icons, and dark mode guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/spec\/colors#Palette-Generation-Tool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Palette Generation Tool<\/a> will generate a ten-shade palette based on your product&#8217;s primary color. The tool is somewhat primitive compared to the <a href=\"https:\/\/m3.material.io\/theme-builder#\/custom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Material Theme Builder<\/a> and other palette generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/docs\/spec\/font#Font-Scale-&amp;-Line-Height\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">font scale and line height<\/a> provide helpful guidelines based on user reading efficiency calculated on an average distance of 50cm (20inches) and 0.3-degree angle. The base font is 14 px with a line height of 22 px.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/components\/icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ant Design&#8217;s icons<\/a> are available as outlined, filled, and two-tone. The are also instructions for creating custom icons that conform to the design system&#8217;s iconography principles, ensuring maximum consistency for customizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ant-design-components\">Ant Design Components<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an overview and key features of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ant.design\/components\/overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ant Design component library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general\">General<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>General components include buttons, icons, and typography. There are five button types:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Primary: main CTA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Default: secondary CTA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dashed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there are four button properties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Danger: high-risk actions like delete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ghost: also called outlined button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disabled: when actions are unavailable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loading: adds a spinner and disables the controller to prevent multiple submits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-layout\">Layout<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AntD&#8217;s layout includes dividers, grids, and space (alignment, direction, size, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-navigation\">Navigation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigational patterns include affix (sticky), breadcrumb, dropdown, menu, page header, pagination, and steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-data-entry\">Data Entry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ant Design&#8217;s Data Entry components make the design system a preferred choice for enterprise application development. Product teams can build enterprise UIs fast with Ant Design&#8217;s out-of-the-box patterns, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Auto Complete input fields<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cascading dropdown menus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Checkboxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date pickers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inputs (text and number only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentions (tagging users)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radios<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ratings (icons and emojis)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select menus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sliders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Switches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time pickers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transfer select boxes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tree selectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uploads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-data-display\">Data display<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Connected to data entry is data display\u2013visualizing and presenting data to users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Avatars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Badges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calendars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carousels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collapse (accordions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comments (user discussions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Descriptions (tables for orders, transactions, records, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empty (placeholders for empty components)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Images<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popovers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Segmented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistics (numerical components for dashboards)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tabs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timelines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tooltips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-feedback\">Feedback<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Designers use Ant Design&#8217;s feedback components to communicate with users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drawers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Messages (display system feedback at the top of the screen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popconfirm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Progress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Result (success, fail, error, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skeletons (lazy loading placeholders)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spin (spinners)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-other\">Other<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The final category includes <em>anchor<\/em> (table of contents) and <em>back top<\/em> (back to top), essentially navigational components. There&#8217;s also a <em>config provider<\/em> which enables developers to group components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-importing-ant-design-react-components-into-uxpin\">Importing Ant Design React Components into UXPin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the challenges with any design system is that although there&#8217;s &#8220;a single source of truth,&#8221; designers and engineers still use different UI elements\u2013designers use an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/design-systems-vs-pattern-libraries-vs-style-guides-whats-difference\/\">image-based UI kit<\/a>. Engineers use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/ui-component-library\/\">code-based component library<\/a> (React, Vue, Angular, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UXPin Merge creates a <strong><em>real<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/single-source-truth-benefits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">single source of truth<\/a><\/strong>. 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Designers can use Ant Design&#8217;s documentation to choose the components and properties they need for prototyping.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/studio\/blog\/integrate-with-ant-design-npm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Follow this step-by-step guide for importing Ant Design components into UXPin<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also watch CoderOne&#8217;s YouTube tutorial, which takes you through the setup and building a basic prototype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Design Using Your Favorite React UI Libraries\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0qAFWWrQCoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Build fully functioning Ant Design prototypes that produce meaningful results during user testing. Increase your design team&#8217;s value by solving more problems during the design process while identifying more opportunities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\">Visit our Merge page<\/a> to find out more and how to request access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><center><a class=\"btn btn-flat btn-large btn-content-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uxpin.com\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover Merge<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions About Ant Design<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Ant Design (AntD)?<\/h3>\n<p>Ant Design (AntD) is an open-source design system developed by the Ant Group \u2014 parent company of Alibaba and Alipay. 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